LETTER OF THE DAY: Homecoming prospect - a vanishing dream
The Editor, Sir:I offer no suggestions or solutions, but I want to express my own dismay and add to the ever-growing chorus of collective dismay about the current state in which Jamaica finds herself. I am a Dutch national, married to a Jamaican. We live comfortably overseas. ...
PM's response to editorial
The Editor, Sir: The campaign for gay rights does not end with the entitlement to Cabinet membership. Its sights are set on same-sex unions, same-sex marriages.Where is the line to be drawn? Is there a line to be drawn?
Conserving electricity
The Editor, Sir: Kindly allow me space to highlight one of the gravest fallacies I hear going around regarding the Cuban light-bulb saga. As a householder, I got some of the 'free' bulbs which I accepted with the anticipation that my light bill....
Earthquake preparedness
The Editor, Sir: The recent horrendous earthquake in China, which has caused the loss of an estimated 50,000 or more lives, evokes both our great sympathies for the Chinese people as well as a sharp reminder that our own historic capital city of Kingston...
Technology as aid to education
The Editor, Sir: As a first-form student at Calabar High School, I realise that entertainment and technology can play a very important role in educating society at large. Although technology is very common, I don't believe it's being used to achieve maximum...
Yallahs bridge takes shape
THE EDITOR, Sir: The long-anticipated Yallahs bridge in St Thomas, now under construction, 'soars to new heights' as it takes shape spanning the Yallahs Ford. For decades, whenever it rains heavily, the ford becomes impassable to motorists and pedestrians...
Congrats to Scotiabank Foundation
The Editor, Sir: We must congratulate the Scotiabank Foundation for coming to the assistance of scoliosis patients in Jamaica. This is indeed a very timely and much-appreciated gesture. >A large percentage of patients diagnosed with the illness...
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